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Senior Mainframe/NonStop Systems Administrator

GLOBAL PAYMENTS ASIA-PACIFIC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

4.1

based on 110 Reviews

4-7 years

Pune

1 vacancy

Senior Mainframe/NonStop Systems Administrator

Global Payments

posted 2d ago

Job Role Insights

Flexible timing

Key skills for the job

SQL Oracle Linux System Administration DBMS SAP Data Migration Disaster Recovery

+ 3 more

Job Description

Researches assigned aspects of NonStop/Mainframe operating system (OS), firmware, and Independent Software Vendors (ISV) product upgrade packages for applicability and impact to NonStop systems and Mainframe environments including serving as expert on assigned native programs and ISV software. Provides overall findings with supporting details to Lead for review. Researches assigned, accepted products in depth to build knowledge and become resident experts (or backup) of the product. Recommends configuration settings to Lead System Administrator. Performs larger upgrades and new product installs, under limited review, to various environments under limited review by higher level System Administrator. Understands the relationship of product roll-out including impact on other teams and proposes roll-out schedules accordingly. Displays a thorough knowledge of systems for assigned areas of expertise. Resolves and leads others in resolving daily and on-call issues. Documents moderate to complex projects. Peer reviews work of others as directed.
Conducts necessary modification and changes to communication channels as directed by a higher level System Administrator to include adjustments to assigned ISV program configurations, as needed. Utilizes management panels to make changes and ensure message/transaction and data migration processes are successful and timely. May support higher level System Administrator in strategy and rule definitions.
Installs, configures, and monitors various Database Management Systems (DBMS) for performance and tuning issues. Monitors subsystem performance issues by performing daily health checks. Recommends to appropriate team possible issues based on performance data. Adjusts configuration settings as necessary to improve performance and response time. Supports higher level System Administrators on new client blueprints by pulling facts and making recommendations. May develop plans and implement within a development environment.
Assists in the development of disaster recovery procedures including execution of procedure during testing and training. Provides higher level system administrators feedback on procedures to improve clarity, readability, and accuracy. Identifies intricacies in procedures that could impact recovery efforts. Works with clients on resolving issues during a live disaster recovery ensuring they have access and configuration changes required to connect to the backup site.
Assesses capacity and resource performance and makes recommendations on how to adjust work to improve performance. Research tuning opportunities, such as multi-log reviews and historic run-times to isolate performance issues through data assessments. Identifies possible bottlenecks and provides recommendations to application owners for improvements. Designs, develops and runs sophisticated reports and chart sets for internal review including review with Finance regarding actual consumption of resources to plan.

What Are We Looking For in This Role

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree
Relevant Experience or Degree in: Major in Computer Science preferred, other majors considered. Willing to accept additional experience in lieu of a degree.
Typically Minimum 4 Years Relevant Exp
Experience in system administration within a highly available enterprise environment or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Typically Minimum 4 Years Relevant Exp
Global Payments administration experience in a highly available enterprise environment is strongly preferred.

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities

Skills / Knowledge - A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of the area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways. This job is a fully qualified, career-oriented, journey-level position.
Job Complexity - Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in their own area of expertise.
Supervision - Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments.
Operating Systems Knowledge (Mainframe Skills) - z/OS, z/VM, TSO/ISPF, ISMF, JCL, SMP/E, Catalogs, CA1, DFSMS, DFHSM, DFDSS, REXX, Utilities
Operating Systems Knowledge (HP NonStop Skills) - CA Unicenter, Guardian OS Basics, IBM Connect-Direct (NDM), MediaCom, FUP, TACL, Pathway, SCF, EMS, Spooler, TEDIT, Expand, SQL, OVNM, OSS, SafeGuard, VTS, Prognosis, Oracle Extractor Replicator, MQ, Measure, ServerNet, CLIM, TCP/IP, DSMSCM, NonStop SSL, TMF
General Business Knowledge - A strong level of understanding of the payments industry and the services Global Payments provides. Possess a strong understanding of Global Payments enterprise infrastructure systems and how they work together to provide payment services.